Flip a coin?
Asked by WorkAround 8 years ago
When a card such as Bottle of Suleiman says flip a coin. I have some general coin flipping questions. Do we have to flip a coin? Studies show that some coins come up heads more often. If I were the one playing the card can I also bring a coin that is in my favour? Can my opponent refuse my coin because of such reasons? Also in this cards case can I pick heads after the flip is done cause it does not say pick while it is in the air or before flipping?
WorkAround says... #2
Is that listed in a rule? that you can use anything that has a 50% chance.
February 5, 2016 7:39 p.m.
merrowMania says... Accepted answer #3
705.3. A coin used in a flip must be a two-sided object with easily distinguished sides and equal likelihood that either side lands face up. If the coin thats being flipped doesnt have an obvious heads or tails, designate one side to be heads, and the other side to be tails. Other methods of randomization may be substituted for flipping a coin as long as there are two possible outcomes of equal likelihood and all players agree to the substitution. For example, the player may roll an even-sided die and call odds or evens, or roll an even-sided die and designate that odds means heads and evens means tails.
merrowMania says... #1
Most people use a die (evens, odds). As long as you can simulate a 50/50 chance, any means is allowed.
February 5, 2016 6:18 p.m.